Wide Receivers - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

This is the time of the fantasy football season when teams with losing records either start to panic or lose interest and stop making moves to improve their teams. It's also the time when RotoBallers like yourself, who know they are always contenders, prepare for the second half by looking ahead and making smart roster […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report - Week 8 Injuries Dashboard

Fantasy Football Injuries Dashboard - Week 8 Injury Updates Anyone who has even the slightest experience with fantasy football is well aware of how impactful injuries can be. In both season-long leagues and in daily fantasy contests, players getting injured is a very significant part of the game. It makes sense, then, to be as […]

Sterling Shepard Feeling Good

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring) is feeling good now. It still remains unclear as to who of the Giants lengthy list of injured wideouts will play on Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, but if the likes of Kenny Golladay and Kadarius Toney are ruled out, Shepard may find himself as […]

The King's Week 8 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 8 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Giants Optimistic On Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge said that wide receivers Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) are making "good progress" and that he's "pretty optimistic" about them heading into Week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. Judge stopped short of commenting about their availability on Monday, but he's optimistic that […]

Giants Optimistic About Saquon Barkley

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge said that running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) is making "good progress," and he's "pretty optimistic" about him heading into a Monday night meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8. Barkley has a chance to return to practice on Friday after sitting out on Thursday, but it […]

Sterling Shepard Returns To Practice Thursday

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring) returned to practice on Thursday after sitting out of the Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers. Shepard has only played in four games this season due to his nagging hamstring issues, but when he's played he's been very productive as one of quarterback Daniel Jones' favorite […]

Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney Still Not Practicing

New York Giants wide receivers Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) remain out of practice on Thursday and only did work off to the side with trainers. Golladay hasn't played since Week 5 and has been a bust in his first season with the G-Men, catching 17 of 29 targets for 282 yards and […]

Saquon Barkley Not Practicing Thursday

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) only did work off to the side with trainers on Thursday. Barkley has missed the last two games and doesn't appear to be on the right track to return on Monday night in Week 8 against the Kansas City Chiefs. He may be more of a game-time […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 8, Rotoballers! I took a victory lap on my C.J. Uzomah call last week, but I also missed drastically on my Sam Darnold and Amon-Ra St. Brown recommendations. It's important to be accountable for the good and the bad as the […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 7 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 8

Welcome fantasy friends and foes to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 8. After a self-imposed brief hiatus, I'm back to provide the top players to go seek out in trades. With bye weeks in full gear, fantasy managers need to ensure they can construct winning weekly lineups. Obtaining players who already had […]

Teams Expressing Interest In Evan Engram

Multiple teams are expressing interest in New York Giants tight end Evan Engram with the trade deadline looming next Tuesday. The Houston Texans are among the potential sellers, and not just with quarterback Deshaun Watson. If Engram were to be traded, Kyle Rudolph would become much more attractive as a touchdown-dependent fantasy option for the […]

Sterling Shepard Back At Practice Wednesday

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring) was back at practice on Wednesday. He was joined by fellow wide receivers Kenny Golladay (knee) and Kadarius Toney (ankle), and while they were all limited to working on the side with trainers, it's a step in the right direction for the banged-up wide receiving corps. If any of the […]

Saquon Barkley Back At Practice

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) was back at practice on Wednesday. The team's star was limited to working on the side with trainers, but it was a step in right direction after not practicing at all the last two weeks. If Barkley is able to get in a limited practice on Thursday or […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 7

Seven weeks in the books and we're heading towards the midway point. The season is really flying by. Week seven was the bye week apocalypse, with an outrageous amount of fantasy studs not playing. That plus all of the injuries we've seen going down throughout the year probably forced your hand into starting some sub-optimal […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - NextGen Stats

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Jabrill Peppers Ruptures ACL, Out for the Season

New York Giants defensive back Jabrill Peppers (knee, ankle) was placed on the injured reserve Tuesday after suffering a ruptured ACL in his right knee. He is out for the season. The Michigan product sustained the knee injury in a Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers. He also sprained his high ankle in the […]

Early Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's bye-mageddon, but are back with our early Week 8 fantasy football rankings. We are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 8 of the fantasy football season. As always, we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with more difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, although it will not compare to last week's bye-pocalypse. Only two teams are on bye in Week 8, but injuries are always a factor. As always, we are here to help you with our waiver wire […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

If you survived the first byepocalypse and emerged with a victory, congratulations. The coming week brings only two teams on bye, so reliance on waivers should be far less and the options slightly more enticing. As always, I will identify as many noteworthy waiver wire targets as possible at every position with a brief explanation of […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 8 Targets

Alongside our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 7 forced many of us into playing backups thanks to the heavy byes, but with only Baltimore […]

Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 8: Tyrod Taylor, Boston Scott, Nico Collins

Hopefully the week known as byemageddon was nice to you. Either way, setting your fantasy football lineup should be a lot easier this week since there are only two teams on bye, the Ravens and Raiders. It feels like a breeze after the six teams, and many high-powered offenses, were off last week.  This is […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8

Another week of NFL action is behind us. Are there any players left on the waiver wire wasteland? Let's find out. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 8. Not all options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR or deeper leagues, […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8

A trio of fantasy football’s top tight ends will not be playing this week, which will have millions of fantasy football general managers scrambling like Lamar Jackson to fill their voids. Baltimore’s Mark Andrews and Las Vegas’ Darren Waller are on bye. Both were Top-5 fantasy tight ends entering the season and have been as […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8: Trevor Lawrence, Daniel Jones, Teddy Bridgewater

The onslaught of bye weeks in Week 7 was brutal for fantasy managers, but thankfully several quarterbacks were able to deliver quality performances to help fantasy lineups navigate the loss of top-end production. Joe Burrow paced the quarterback position with an excellent 416-yard, three-touchdown performance against the Baltimore Ravens. Four other quarterbacks (Matt Ryan, Matthew […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round

Week 7 tested the depth charts with six teams on bye and the usual assault of injuries, but you survived! Let's collect ourselves and assess the fantasy landscape moving forward with the Bye-pocalypse in our rear-view mirror. Yes, that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 8. This column is published […]

Daniel Jones (QB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues, Superflex / 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 29% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It isn’t pretty, but Daniel Jones continues to be a viable dual-threat quarterback for fantasy. Jones completed 23 of 33 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown against Carolina in Week 7. He also added 28 rushing yards. […]

Video: Waiver Wire Wide Receivers - Fantasy Football Week 8

Host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2021 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down the waiver wire for each position. Today he takes a look at some wide receivers to consider adding off the waiver wire. Be sure to also […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 7 the Cowboys, Bills, Chargers, Vikings, Steelers and Jaguars were all on bye which means the list of top performers from this week may look a little different. Tua Tagovailoa took advantage of a great matchup against the Falcons to finish as QB-1 on the week while Joe Burrow threw for 416 yards […]